(19)
(11) EP 1 869 402 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
18.02.2009 Bulletin 2009/08

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
15.10.2008 Bulletin 2008/42

(21) Application number: 06740923.5

(22) Date of filing: 13.04.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01B 11/16(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2006/013823
(87) International publication number:
WO 2006/113327 (26.10.2006 Gazette 2006/43)

(54)

METHOD OF APPLYING A STRAIN SENSOR TO A CYLINDRICAL STRUCTURE

VERFAHREN ZUM ANBRINGEN EINES BELASTUNGSSENSORS AN EINER ZYLINDRISCHEN STRUKTUR

PROCEDE D'APPLICATION D'UNE JAUGE DE CONTRAINTE A UNE STRUCTURE CYLINDRIQUE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 15.04.2005 US 107270

(43) Date of publication of application:
26.12.2007 Bulletin 2007/52

(73) Proprietor: Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V.
2596 HR Den Haag (NL)

(72) Inventor:
  • RAMBOW, Frederick Henry Kreisler
    Houston, Texas 77096 (US)

(74) Representative: Zeestraten, Albertus W. J. 
Shell International B.V. Intellectual Property Services P.O. Box 384
2501 CJ The Hague
2501 CJ The Hague (NL)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 892 244
GB-A- 1 570 511
 DE-A1- 19 913 113
US-B1- 6 256 090
   
       
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